SAP Note Number 550388

Number 550388
Version 0001
Processor -
Processing Status new
Impl. State Cannot be implemented
Language E
Short Text FAQ: Customizing of third-party and individual POs
Component -

Long Text

Symptom
1. What are the names of the item and schedule line categories delivered by SAP in the
standard system for the third-party and individual purchase order processing?
2. What settings must be made in Customizing to achieve that a purchase requisition
(PREq) is generated when creating a an order item with this schedule line category?
3. What indicator in schedule line Customizing distinguishes between third-party and
individual purchase order?
4. What account assignment categories should be entered in the schedule line categories
for the third-party order processing and individual purchase order processing?
5. What indicator must be set in Customizing during the ALE process so that a purchase
order is generated automatically?

Other Terms
FAQ, third-party, individual purchase order, sales order stock, individual purchase order,
Customizing, VOV6, VOV7

Reason and Prerequisites

Solution
1. Question: What are the names of the item and schedule line categories delivered by
SAP in the standard system for the third-party and individual purchase order processing?
 Answer: For the third-party order processing, the item category is TAS and the schedule
line category is CS; for the individual purchase order, the item category is TAB and the
schedule line category is CB, and for the ALE process (automatic order creation) the item
category is ALES. It can be combined with schedule line category CS or CB.
2. Question: What settings must be made in Customizing to achieve that a purchase
requisition (PREq) is generated when creating a an order item with this schedule line
category?

Answer: In schedule line Customizing (Transaction VOV6), the entry for the 'Order type'
(TVEP-BSART) must be set to 'NB (Purch.requis. Stand)'.
3. Question: What indicator in schedule line Customizing distinguishes between third-
party and individual purchase order?

Answer: For the third-party processing the 'Item category' indicator (TVEP-PSTYP) must
be set to '5 (Third-party)', for the individual purchase order processing it is generally set
to '0 (Standard)'.
4. Question: What account assignment categories should be entered in the schedule line
categories for the third-party order processing and individual purchase order processing?

Answer: For the third-party order processing the account assignment type (TVEP-
KNTTP) should be set to 'X (all aux.acct.assgts.)', for the individual purchase order this
indicator should be set to 'E (Customer-indiv. reqt)' or to 'M (Ind. cust. w/o KD-CO)'. If
you want to use other or ypur own PReq account assignment categories, refer to the
additional information in Note 210997.
5. Question: What indicator must be set in Customizing during the ALE process so that a
purchase order is generated automatically?

Answer: Up to and including Release 4.5, you must set the 'ALE relevant' flag in item
Customizing (Transaction VOV7). As of Release 4.6, the corresponding flag is called
'Create PO Automatic.'

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